By Eye Media Uganda | Monday, November 24, 2025
The Special Forces Command (SFC) and Uganda Police Force have been praised for strengthening national security through their continued strategic cooperation.
This recognition came during the pass-out of 125 Presidential Protection Guard (PPG) officers who completed a four-month Tier 2 VVIP Protection Course at the VVIP Training School in Sera Kasenyi on Saturday, 22nd November 2025.
Chief Guest Brig Gen. Paul Namawa, the SFC Chief of Staff, applauded the SFC Commander and the Inspector General of Police for supporting joint training programmes that continue to boost national security.
He said the long-standing collaboration between the PPG and SFC remains vital in protecting VVIPs and responding to broader security challenges. Brig Gen. Namawa also echoed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s guidance on coordinated security operations, cautioning against “blind deployment” that strains manpower and increases operational costs.
The SFC Chief of Staff congratulated the graduates and urged them to uphold professionalism and the core values of courage, loyalty, consciousness, integrity, and ideological clarity as they take up their duties.
Training School Commandant Maj. Samson Mucunguzi thanked the UPDF leadership—particularly Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Maj Gen. David Mugisha—for their unwavering support, and commended the Police Force for entrusting the school with training its officers. He hailed the instructors for their commitment and advised the graduates to stay disciplined, healthy, and focused.
Col. Wilson Bagonza, Commander 3SFG, encouraged the trainees to embrace patriotism, nationalism, and Pan-Africanism, describing these as guiding principles in both peace and wartime service. He applauded their demonstrated excellence in drills, shooting, and martial arts, while warning them against corruption, sectarianism, intrigue, and the temptation of a “soft life.”
Representing the Inspector General of Police, CP Simon Okosh praised the SFC for delivering elite, internationally respected training. He noted that the graduates were privileged to learn from highly skilled instructors, and urged them to maintain professionalism and discipline.
CP Okosh dismissed claims that the army had taken over election security, affirming that the Police remains the lead agency, with the UPDF providing support strictly under police command.
